It was reported to the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom that in 1997 a school superintendent in Marysville, California removed Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger to "get it out of the way so that we didn't have that polarization over a book." Discuss how "polarization" can lead to healthy discussion. How does listening to all opinions promote the principles of intellectual freedom?
Catcher in the Rye Analysis Guide Due December 16, 2012
It was reported to the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom that in 1997 a school superintendent in Marysville, California removed Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger to "get it out of the way so that we didn't have that polarization over a book." Discuss how "polarization" can lead to healthy discussion. How does listening to all opinions promote the principles of intellectual freedom?
Catcher in the Rye Analysis Guide Due December 16, 2012
Holden's New York...an interactive map here
Robert Burns Comin' Thro' the Rye
Articles about Catcher in the Rye
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2007-11-21-catcher-in-the-rye-nyc_N.htm
Cultural References...